diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
index 632fe5783..63ab8da66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.GHCR_LOGIN }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GHCR_PASSWORD }}
           options: -v ${{ github.workspace }}/compiler:/compiler
+          shell: bash
           run: |
+            set -e
             echo "Debug: ccache statistics (prior to the build):"
             ccache -s
             cd /compiler